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Science Technician

Brookfield Community School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 7DU

38 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 September 2024

• Closing date

  3 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Support - Grade C

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individual with effective practical, administrative, organisational, and communication skills, along with a sense of humour, to join the Science Technician team supporting the Science department in this high achieving school.

The successful candidate will be preparing, delivering and tidying away practical equipment, and undertaking routine maintenance of laboratories, equipment and consumables. The role entails a degree of manual handling and physical activity, so fitness is desirable, as is the ability to work as part of a team.

As part of your role you will be supporting 15 Science teachers across 12 labs and 2 demonstration labs. You will be working closely with the senior technician and one other technician. While previous experience would be an advantage, full training will be provided.

Brookfield is a large, forward-looking, 11-16 community school and continues to enjoy a good reputation in the local community.

What the school offers its staff

• A committed, enthusiastic, open and accessible team of staff with a desire to continue to move the school forward.
• A thorough and engaging staff wellbeing programme including access to counselling, private GP and physiotherapy.
• Excellent and varied CPD to ensure you continue to develop.
• Broad and diverse opportunities for professional development
• Participation in our support staff performance management, including regular meetings with your line manager.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please complete the online application.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Science Technician Applicant Pack.pdf - 4.53 MB (opens in new tab)

About Brookfield Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1814 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brookfield Community School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brookfield-community-school-southampton (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Brookfield Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@brookfield.hants.sch.uk.

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